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Hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in Midwest

Sat, 2020-10-17 10:30 — mike kraft

Hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in Midwest MILWAUKEE (AP) — The coronavirus tightened its grip on the American heartland, with infections surging in the Midwest, some hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space and the NFL... AP NEWS

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COMMENT: Preexisting Conditions of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Fri, 2020-10-16 20:05 — mike kraft

The Preexisting Conditions of the Coronavirus Pandemic An enormous new data set peers into the health of the world’s population before 2020—and how the coronavirus turned that into a global disaster. Adam Rogers Wired

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Global rise in chronic diseases combined with Covid-19 bodes ill for world health

Fri, 2020-10-16 19:37 — mike kraft

Global rise in chronic diseases combined with Covid-19 bodes ill for world health Many countries are not doing enough to decrease the common risk factors associated with chronic diseases, leaving populations vulnerable to health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic -- that's one of the main messages emerging from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study. Andrea Kane, CNN CNN

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Feds planning now to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes

Fri, 2020-10-16 19:17 — mike kraft

Feds planning now to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help.

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ANALYSIS: Inside the Fall of the CDC- in depth

Fri, 2020-10-16 11:37 — mike kraft

Inside the Fall of the CDC How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the… James Bandler,Patricia Callahan,Sebastian Rotella,Kirsten Berg ProPublica

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Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow

Fri, 2020-10-16 10:35 — mike kraft

Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer... AP NEWS

Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer experts call vital.

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Covid in Europe: how countries are tackling second wave

Fri, 2020-10-16 09:43 — mike kraft

Covid in Europe: how countries are tackling second wave A roundup of the measures affecting mask-wearing, schools and more across mainland Europe Europe correspondents the Guardian

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U.S. tops 60,000 daily coronavirus infections for first time since early August

Fri, 2020-10-16 09:29 — mike kraft

U.S. tops 60,000 daily coronavirus infections for first time since early August This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its advice on how people should handle the upcoming holidays, saying people at elevated risk of a severe covid-19 illness -- older people and those with chronic conditions -- “should not attend in-person holiday celebrations.” Joel Achenbach, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post

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Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace

Thu, 2020-10-15 17:28 — mike kraft

Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace Coronavirus cases around the world have climbed to all-time highs of more than 330,000 per day as the scourge comes storming back across Europe and spreads with renewed speed in the U.S., forcing... AP NEWS

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Living with COVID: NIHR publishes dynamic themed review into ‘ongoing COVID’

Thu, 2020-10-15 14:56 — mike kraft

Living with COVID: NIHR publishes dynamic themed review into ‘ongoing COVID’ The National Institute for Health Research Centre for Engagement and Dissemination has today published its first dynamic themed review of the scientific evidence on, and lived experience of, long-term ‘ongoing’ COVID-19.

The National Institute for Health Research Centre for Engagement and Dissemination has today published its first dynamic themed review of the scientific evidence on, and lived experience of, long-term ‘ongoing’ COVID-19.

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